US5117043A - Process for the preparation of n-sulfomethylglycinate - Google Patents

Process for the preparation of n-sulfomethylglycinate Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US5117043A
US5117043A US07/388,570 US38857089A US5117043A US 5117043 A US5117043 A US 5117043A US 38857089 A US38857089 A US 38857089A US 5117043 A US5117043 A US 5117043A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
process according
formaldehyde
formula
moles
solvent
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
US07/388,570
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Bernard Botannet
Jean-Louis Clavel
Jean-Pierre Corbet
Michel Mulhauser
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Bayer CropScience SA
Original Assignee
Rhone Poulenc Agrochimie SA
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Rhone Poulenc Agrochimie SA filed Critical Rhone Poulenc Agrochimie SA
Assigned to RHONE-POULENC AGROCHIMIE reassignment RHONE-POULENC AGROCHIMIE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Assignors: BOTANNET BERNARD, CLAVEL JEAN-LOUIS, CORBET JEAN-PIERRE, MULHAUSER MICHEL
Priority to US07/844,728 priority Critical patent/US5187292A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US5117043A publication Critical patent/US5117043A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07CACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C309/00Sulfonic acids; Halides, esters, or anhydrides thereof
    • C07C309/01Sulfonic acids
    • C07C309/02Sulfonic acids having sulfo groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms
    • C07C309/03Sulfonic acids having sulfo groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of an acyclic saturated carbon skeleton
    • C07C309/13Sulfonic acids having sulfo groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of an acyclic saturated carbon skeleton containing nitrogen atoms, not being part of nitro or nitroso groups, bound to the carbon skeleton
    • C07C309/14Sulfonic acids having sulfo groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of an acyclic saturated carbon skeleton containing nitrogen atoms, not being part of nitro or nitroso groups, bound to the carbon skeleton containing amino groups bound to the carbon skeleton
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07FACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM
    • C07F9/00Compounds containing elements of Groups 5 or 15 of the Periodic Table
    • C07F9/02Phosphorus compounds
    • C07F9/28Phosphorus compounds with one or more P—C bonds
    • C07F9/38Phosphonic acids [RP(=O)(OH)2]; Thiophosphonic acids ; [RP(=X1)(X2H)2(X1, X2 are each independently O, S or Se)]
    • C07F9/3804Phosphonic acids [RP(=O)(OH)2]; Thiophosphonic acids ; [RP(=X1)(X2H)2(X1, X2 are each independently O, S or Se)] not used, see subgroups
    • C07F9/3808Acyclic saturated acids which can have further substituents on alkyl
    • C07F9/3813N-Phosphonomethylglycine; Salts or complexes thereof

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to N-sulfomethyl glycinate compounds, a process for the preparation of these compounds and the use of these compounds for the preparation of herbicides of the glyphosate type.
  • Glyphosate (N-phosphonomethylglycine) and its salts are wide-spectrum herbicides which are well known in the art. These herbicides and the processes for obtaining them are described, for example, in the following patents: U.S. Pat. No. 3,799,758; U.S. Pat. No. 3,835,000; U.S. Pat. No. 3,868,407; U.S. Pat. No. 3,950,402; U.S. Pat. No. 4,083,893; U.S. Pat. No. 4,147,719 and EP-A-0,019,384. Furthermore, the compound N-sulfomethylglycine is known from U.S. Pat. No. 4,069,048.
  • the subject of the invention is to suggest a way of arriving at the glyphosate-type herbicides which has numerous advantages: economy, restricted number of stages, excellent yields and ease of development to the industrial scale.
  • the invention relates to a N-sulfomethyl glycinate of formula:
  • COOR 1 is a hydrolyzable carboxylic ester group.
  • Hydrolyzable groups are well known in the art. Within the scope of the present invention, a hydrolyzable COOR 1 group is understood to mean all the groups which can be lyzed in the presence of water, optionally in an acid or basic medium, to give the corresponding --COOH acid and R 1 OH alcohol.
  • a hydrolyzable COOR 1 group is understood to mean a group in which the R 1 radical is in particular chosen from the following radicals:
  • radicals being optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy or alkylthio radicals, the aryl or aralkyl radicals being capable, in addition, of comprising 1 to 4 hetero atoms chosen from the atoms of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen (for example furyl, thiophenyl or pyridyl).
  • R 1 is chosen from the C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 6 -C 10 aryl or C 7 -C 11 aralkyl groups, the said radicals being optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy radicals.
  • One preparation process consists in putting formaldehyde, sulfur dioxide and a glycinate of formula: H 2 N--CH 2 --COOR 1 in contact.
  • the reaction is preferably carried out with the following molar proportions:
  • the reaction is generally carried out between 0° and 100° C., preferably between 10° C. and 90° C., by simply mixing the reactants.
  • the formaldehyde is used in one or another easily accessible forms. According to the most usual form it is used in the form of an aqueous solution of concentration between 1% and saturation, preferably from 30 to 40%.
  • the reaction may be carried out in the presence of an inert solvent; sometimes such a solvent is useless because the reaction medium normally contains water, particularly as a result of the use of formaldehyde in aqueous solution.
  • saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons such as n-pentane, isopentane, 2-methylhexane and 2,2,5-trimethylhexane
  • aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene
  • saturated aliphatic ethers such as tetrahydrofuran and isopentylether
  • aromatic ethers such as benzylethyl ether
  • saturated aliphatic or aromatic ketones such as methyl ethyl ketone, methylisobutyl ketone and acetophenone
  • saturated aliphatic or aromatic halogenated hydrocarbons such as fluorobenzene, 1-chloro-2-methylpropane and isobutyl chloride
  • saturated aliphatic or aromatic esters such as isobutyl isobutyrate, ethyl acetate and methyl benzoate
  • the saturated aliphatic or aromatic alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol and phenol
  • saturated aliphatic or aromatic acids such as acetic acid and benzoic acid
  • Another particularly advantageous and unexpected preparation process consists in reacting formaldehyde, sulfur dioxide, an alcohol of the formula R OH and glycine of formula H 2 N--CH 2 --COOH.
  • the reaction is preferably carried out with the following molar proportions:
  • the R 1 OH alcohol will be used as solvent, the other aprotic solvents mentioned above being capable of being used, optionally, as cosolvents.
  • ethanol will be chosen as solvent.
  • the reaction is, otherwise, carried out in the same conditions as above.
  • the subject of the invention is also the use of compounds of formula (I) in the preparation of known herbicides of the glyphosate type, the use consisting in putting the compound of formula (I) in contact with a phosphite of formula:
  • a hydrolyzable (R 2 O) 2 P(O) group is understood to mean a group which, under the action of water, optionally in an acid or basic medium, is lyzed to an alcohol R 2 OH and an acid (O)P(OH) 2 .
  • a hydrolyzable (R 2 O) 2 P(O) group is understood to mean a group the R 2 radical of which is in particular chosen from the following radicals:
  • radicals being optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy or alkylthio radicals, the aryl or aralkyl radicals being capable, in addition, of comprising 1 to 4 hetero atoms chosen from the atoms of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen (for example furyl, pyridyl and thiophenyl).
  • R 2 is chosen from the C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 6 -C 10 aryl or C 7 -C 11 aralkyl groups, the said radicals being optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy radicals.
  • the reaction is carried out in the bulk phase or in an inert solvent.
  • saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons such as n-pentane, isopentane, 2-methylhexane and 2,2,5-trimethylhexane
  • aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene
  • saturated aliphatic ethers such as tetrahydrofuran and isopentylether
  • aromatic ethers such as benzylethyl ether
  • saturated aliphatic or aromatic ketones such as methyl ethyl ketone, methylisobutyl ketone and acetophenone
  • saturated aliphatic or aromatic halogenated hydrocarbons such as fluorobenzene, 1-chloro-2-methylpropane and isobutyl chloride
  • saturated aliphatic or aromatic esters such as isobutyl isobutyrate, ethyl acetate and methyl benzoate
  • the saturated aliphatic or aromatic alcohols such as methanol, isopropanol and phenol
  • the saturated aliphatic or aromatic acids such as acetic acid and benzoic acid
  • the reaction temperature is between 50° C. and 250° C. or the boiling point of the solvent, and preferably 100° to 200° C.
  • the compound of formula (III) is a product which is known from the document EP 0,135,454. It may be hydrolyzed in a known manner to arrive at the N-phosphonomethylglycine or glyphosate herbicide.
  • Glycine (7.5 g; 100 millimoles), 95% ethanol (120 cc) and a 31.5% aqueous solution of formaldehyde (19 g; 200 millimoles) are introduced successively into a two-necked flask provided with an alcohol thermometer.
  • the suspension obtained is saturated with SO 2 until it has completely dissolved (increase of the temperature to 45° C.).
  • ethyl sulfomethylglycinate (18.8 g) is obtained in a purity greater than 95% (determined by NMR at 360 MHz): this is a 95.5% yield with respect to the starting glycine.
  • Ethyl sulfomethylglycinate (2.46 g; 12.5 millimoles), xylene (20 cc) and diisopropyl phosphite (2.07 g; 12.5 mmol) are introduced successively into a two-necked flask provided with a thermometer and a means of cooling.
  • the suspension is heated for 1 h at 105° C., and after evaporation of the solvent under a vacuum provided by a water-jet pump an orange oil (3.81 g) is recovered, which is shown by titration to contain 40% protected glyphosate.

Landscapes

  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Agricultural Chemicals And Associated Chemicals (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
  • Soil Working Implements (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
US07/388,570 1988-08-18 1989-08-01 Process for the preparation of n-sulfomethylglycinate Expired - Fee Related US5117043A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/844,728 US5187292A (en) 1988-08-18 1992-03-02 N-sulfomethylglycinate, use in the preparation of herbicides of the glyphosate type

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8811141A FR2635522B1 (fr) 1988-08-18 1988-08-18 N-sulfonomethylglycinate procede de preparation, utilisation dans la preparation d'herbicides de type glyphosate
FR8811141 1988-08-18

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US07/844,728 Division US5187292A (en) 1988-08-18 1992-03-02 N-sulfomethylglycinate, use in the preparation of herbicides of the glyphosate type

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US5117043A true US5117043A (en) 1992-05-26

Family

ID=9369474

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US07/388,570 Expired - Fee Related US5117043A (en) 1988-08-18 1989-08-01 Process for the preparation of n-sulfomethylglycinate

Country Status (28)

Country Link
US (1) US5117043A (fr)
EP (1) EP0356353B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH02101059A (fr)
KR (1) KR900003114A (fr)
CN (2) CN1040362A (fr)
AT (1) ATE82256T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU622212B2 (fr)
BG (2) BG60104B2 (fr)
BR (1) BR8904242A (fr)
CS (1) CS8904851A3 (fr)
DD (1) DD283992A5 (fr)
DE (1) DE68903455T2 (fr)
DK (1) DK405389A (fr)
FI (1) FI893866A (fr)
FR (1) FR2635522B1 (fr)
GR (1) GR3006300T3 (fr)
HK (1) HK21693A (fr)
HU (1) HUT51599A (fr)
IL (1) IL91344A0 (fr)
MA (1) MA21612A1 (fr)
NZ (1) NZ230344A (fr)
OA (1) OA09426A (fr)
PL (1) PL284406A1 (fr)
PT (1) PT91483B (fr)
RO (1) RO103740B1 (fr)
TR (1) TR24158A (fr)
YU (1) YU161389A (fr)
ZA (1) ZA896293B (fr)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5561091A (en) * 1993-11-18 1996-10-01 Mobil Oil Corporation High activity polyethylene catalyst prepared from an alcohol and silicon tetrachloride

Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3799758A (en) * 1971-08-09 1974-03-26 Monsanto Co N-phosphonomethyl-glycine phytotoxicant compositions
US3835000A (en) * 1972-12-21 1974-09-10 Monsanto Co Electrolytic process for producing n-phosphonomethyl glycine
US3868407A (en) * 1973-11-21 1975-02-25 Monsanto Co Carboxyalkyl esters of n-phosphonomethyl glycine
US3950402A (en) * 1972-05-31 1976-04-13 Monsanto Company Process for producing N-phosphonomethyl glycine
US4069048A (en) * 1975-02-17 1978-01-17 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Diffusion transfer photographic materials with color developer scavenger
US4147719A (en) * 1976-12-20 1979-04-03 Monsanto Company Process for producing N-phosphonomethylglycine salts
EP0019384A1 (fr) * 1979-05-15 1980-11-26 Imperial Chemical Industries Plc Compositions pesticides

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3799758A (en) * 1971-08-09 1974-03-26 Monsanto Co N-phosphonomethyl-glycine phytotoxicant compositions
US3950402A (en) * 1972-05-31 1976-04-13 Monsanto Company Process for producing N-phosphonomethyl glycine
US3835000A (en) * 1972-12-21 1974-09-10 Monsanto Co Electrolytic process for producing n-phosphonomethyl glycine
US3868407A (en) * 1973-11-21 1975-02-25 Monsanto Co Carboxyalkyl esters of n-phosphonomethyl glycine
US4069048A (en) * 1975-02-17 1978-01-17 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Diffusion transfer photographic materials with color developer scavenger
US4147719A (en) * 1976-12-20 1979-04-03 Monsanto Company Process for producing N-phosphonomethylglycine salts
EP0019384A1 (fr) * 1979-05-15 1980-11-26 Imperial Chemical Industries Plc Compositions pesticides

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5561091A (en) * 1993-11-18 1996-10-01 Mobil Oil Corporation High activity polyethylene catalyst prepared from an alcohol and silicon tetrachloride

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CS275034B2 (en) 1992-01-15
TR24158A (tr) 1991-04-26
GR3006300T3 (fr) 1993-06-21
NZ230344A (en) 1992-02-25
FI893866A0 (fi) 1989-08-16
CS8904851A3 (en) 1992-01-15
EP0356353B1 (fr) 1992-11-11
FR2635522A1 (fr) 1990-02-23
RO103740B1 (en) 1993-01-20
AU622212B2 (en) 1992-04-02
DD283992A5 (de) 1990-10-31
OA09426A (fr) 1992-10-15
PL284406A1 (en) 1991-03-11
AU4002889A (en) 1990-02-22
IL91344A0 (en) 1990-03-19
EP0356353A1 (fr) 1990-02-28
FR2635522B1 (fr) 1990-11-16
KR900003114A (ko) 1990-03-23
DK405389D0 (da) 1989-08-17
FI893866A (fi) 1990-02-19
CN1040362A (zh) 1990-03-14
YU161389A (en) 1990-12-31
CN1064868A (zh) 1992-09-30
DE68903455D1 (de) 1992-12-17
BR8904242A (pt) 1990-11-13
BG50724A3 (en) 1992-10-15
PT91483A (pt) 1990-03-08
HK21693A (en) 1993-03-19
JPH02101059A (ja) 1990-04-12
DE68903455T2 (de) 1993-03-18
HUT51599A (en) 1990-05-28
BG60104B2 (bg) 1993-10-29
PT91483B (pt) 1995-05-31
DK405389A (da) 1990-02-19
ZA896293B (en) 1990-05-30
ATE82256T1 (de) 1992-11-15
MA21612A1 (fr) 1990-04-01

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4327039A (en) Process for the production of 3-amino-1-hydroxypropane-1,1-diphosphonic acid
US4053505A (en) Preparation of n-phosphonomethyl glycine
KR100451878B1 (ko) 니트로비페닐의제조방법
US5144069A (en) Process for the preparation of fluoroaliphatic aminocarboxylate surfactants
EP0112580B1 (fr) Procédé de préparation d'aminoacides phosphonométhyles
US5117043A (en) Process for the preparation of n-sulfomethylglycinate
KR100352713B1 (ko) 방향족니트릴의제조방법
US5187292A (en) N-sulfomethylglycinate, use in the preparation of herbicides of the glyphosate type
KR930002412B1 (ko) N-아실-아미노메틸 포스포네이트의 제조방법
CA1315806C (fr) Procede pour la preparation de sels d'alkylthioethylamine
US5679842A (en) Process for the preparation of aminomethanephosphonic acid and aminomethylphosphinic acids
HU177486B (en) Process for preparing phosphonic acid derivatives
JP3111076B2 (ja) アミノメタンホスホン酸およびアミノメチル―ホスフィン酸の製造方法
KR920007236B1 (ko) 이미노옥타딘 3-알킬벤젠 설포네이트의 제조방법
US4487724A (en) Method for preparation of N-phosphonomethylglycine
EP0104775B1 (fr) Production de N-phosphonométhylglycine
US4444693A (en) Method for preparation of N-phosphonomethylglycine
EP0244916A1 (fr) Procédé pour la fabrication d'alcoxyalcoolates de zinc, solubles dans des solvants organiques
EP1628946A1 (fr) Procede destine a l'hydrocarboxylation d'acides carboxyliques ethyleniquement insatures
US4429124A (en) Method for preparation of N-phosphonomethylglycine
US6291710B1 (en) Process for preparing sulfonyl halides
US4656309A (en) Preparation of alpha-pivaloyl-substituted acetic acid esters
US4163861A (en) Process for the preparation of aromatic urethanes
IE38794B1 (en) O-aryl-thionoalkanephosphonic acid ester-imide derivatives a process for their preparation and their use as insecticides acaricides or nematocides
KR840001044B1 (ko) 0-아릴-n-포스포노메틸글리시노니트릴의 제조방법

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: RHONE-POULENC AGROCHIMIE, FRANCE

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNORS:BOTANNET BERNARD;CLAVEL JEAN-LOUIS;CORBET JEAN-PIERRE;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:006146/0004

Effective date: 19890926

CC Certificate of correction
REMI Maintenance fee reminder mailed
LAPS Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
FP Lapsed due to failure to pay maintenance fee

Effective date: 19960529

STCH Information on status: patent discontinuation

Free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362